Abstract

REVIEW ON COCCINIA GRANDIS (L) VOIGT (IVY GOURD)

Sujata Nagare, Deokar G.S, Nagare Rupali, Phad Nilesh

Abstract

Coccinia grandis (Ivy gourd) belonging to Cucurbitaceae family, used as vegetable and grown throughout Indian sub continent. It is commonly known as kundru in India. Ivy plant has been used in traditional medicine as household remedy for various diseases. Coccinia grandis (Voigt) plays a major role in the medicinal properties. The plant part of C. grandis such as roots leaves and fruits are used for numerous medicinal purposes like wound healing, ulcers, jaundice, diabetes and antipyretic analgesic, anti-inflammatory, antitussive, antioxidant, anti-mutagenic, antibacterial, anti-protozoal, hepatoprotective, expectorants. This review gives botany, Chemical constituents, morphological character, geographical distribution, medicinal values, physiochemical character, phytochemical character and pharmacological activities of Coccinia grandis.

Keywords: Coccinia grandis, Cucurbitaceae.